CRIED OFF Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

cried off

verb

past tense of cry off

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Netflix has canceled its drama series Sweet Magnolias after five seasons, but its showrunner and one of its lead actresses are also involved in a new show at the streamer.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
The romantic drama starring JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley has been canceled at Netflix after five seasons.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of canceled

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The restaurant idea was abandoned and, instead, an extremely small table was located on the floor below the main lobby.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
But jurors heard testimony from family members convincing them that there was no way Cavett would have abandoned her son, Kamdyn.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of abandoned

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At CinemaCon in April, Paramount announced that a sequel was finally in active development after multiple attempts to get another movie off the ground, including a version from Pitt’s frequent collaborator David Fincher, which was scrapped in 2019.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
There is no strong evidence that Sheeran's entire tour is going to be scrapped over the opening act issue.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrapped

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Or the pilots could have just aborted the landing at that point and circled to try again.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
The production of some vaccines involves growing viruses in human cell cultures from two fetuses aborted in the 1960s, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of aborted

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Efforts to locate McCrystal included aerial and ground searches, which were called off earlier this month after a two-week search yielded no trace.

— Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were called off this year due to the Iran war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of called off

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For a home or business that uses 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month, that could mean power bills roughly $8 a month lower with these changes than if current rules weren’t repealed.

— Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
In 2005, lawmakers repealed annual gas tax increases tied to inflation.

— Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of repealed

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